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10/30/2018

University of Kassel in the network for sustainability

@Green Office

The University of Kassel has been a member of the German Partner Network for Sustainability since October 2018. This network brings together universities and universities of applied sciences that are particularly committed to sustainability and provide transparent information about their measures. The University of Kassel has fulfilled all admission requirements through its previous sustainability efforts at the university, in particular its regular sustainability reporting. The partner network currently has 16 partners.

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The aim of the partner network HOCHN is to promote sustainable development at universities in Germany in all relevant fields of action (research, teaching, operations, governance, sustainability reporting and networking). The following sub-goals are addressed by HOCHN in detail:

  • Establishment of a network for the exchange of experience regarding sustainability-oriented university development
  • Development of a common understanding of sustainability at universities in Germany
  • Promotion of sustainable university development by deriving suitable support measures
  • Development and testing of a sustainability code
  • Creation of (integrative) guidelines for sustainable university development

The network partners regularly exchange information on sustainable development at universities and benefit from contact with other stakeholders from universities, business, politics and society.  The University of Kassel will gain inspiration and receive helpful advice for its own sustainability process through membership and exchange with other partner universities.

 

Contact:

Prof. Dr. Alexander Roßnagel
Head of the Department of Public Law with a focus on the law of technology and environmental protection
Environmental Sustainability Officer
Tel: +49 561 804-3130
E-mail: a.rossnagel[at]uni-kassel[dot]de